...1916...The temperature at Browning, MT plunged 100
Fahrenheit degrees in just 24 hours, from 44 degrees above zero to 56
degrees below zero. This 24-hour temperature drop is a record for the
U.S. (Weather Channel) (National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

....1922...The all-time record low temperature for the state
of Wisconsin was set at Danbury when the temperature dipped to 54
degrees below zero. (Intellicast) (This record has been broken by one Fahrenheit
degree in February 1996)

...1935...Snowstorms hit the northeastern U.S. and the
Pacific Northwest producing record 24-hour snowfall totals of 23 inches
at Portland, ME and 52 inches at Winthrop, MA. (David Ludlum)

...1963...A great arctic outbreak reached the southern U.S.
The cold wave broke many records for duration of cold weather along the
Gulf Coast. A reading of 15 degrees below zero at Nashville, TN was an
all-time record low temperature for that location. (David Ludlum)

...1967...An outbreak of 32 tornadoes struck the central
U.S. with 14 tornadoes in Iowa, nine in Missouri, eight in Illinois,
and one in Wisconsin. Never had a tornado been recorded in Iowa or
Wisconsin in January until this day. Seven people were killed in this
outbreak. This was the farthest north tornado outbreak ever recorded
for the winter season. (Intellicast)

...1982...Chinook winds plagued the foothills of
southeastern Wyoming and northern and central Colorado for the second
straight Sunday. The winds gusted to 140 mph at Wondervu, CO, located
northeast of Denver. Chinook winds a week earlier produced wind gusts
to 137 mph. (Storm Data)

...1988...A blizzard rapidly developed in the north central
U.S. In just one hour, weather conditions in eastern North Dakota
switched from sunny skies, light winds and temperature readings in the
20s, to rapidly falling temperatures and near zero visibility in snow
and blowing snow. High winds in Wyoming, gusting to 72 mph at Gillette,
produced snowdrifts sixteen feet high. Northwestern Iowa experienced
its second blizzard in just 24 hours. High winds in Iowa produced wind
chill readings as cold as 65 degrees below zero. (National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...Heavy snow blanketed the Rockies and the Northern
High Plains Region. Hettinger, ND received 12 inches of snow. Wolf
Creek Pass, CO was blanketed with 16 inches of snow in just 24 hours.
Severe cold prevailed across Alaska. Between the 24th and the 29th of
January, a total of thirty stations in the state reported all-time
record low temperatures. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1990...A deep low-pressure system brought high winds and
heavy snow to the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Winds gusting to
82 mph at Shemya reduced the visibility to near zero in blowing snow.
Rain and gale force winds lashed the northern Pacific coast.
Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains over the central Gulf Coast
states. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1997...Managers at a Tuscaloosa, AL supermarket saved lives when they ushered people in from the parking lot seconds before a tornado struck the store. (National Weather Service files)